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The district is divided into three sub-districts (khwaeng).
1. Chakkrawat �ѡ���ô�
2. Samphanthawong ����ѹ�ǧ��
3. Talat Noi ��Ҵ���� |
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Yaowarat Road(�����Ҫ) is about 1.5 km in length. Along both sides, gold shops and Chinese restaurants: noodles, rice, dim sum, bird's nest soup are found. More shops, especially those selling fruit and Chinese traditional medicine, can be found in the small lanes branching off the main road. A gate was built to celebrate King Bhumibol's 72nd birthday. It is on Odeon Circle, (named after a cinema that once stood nearby) at end of Yaowarat Road. |
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Wat Traimit (�Ѵ���Ե��Է������������) is known for its giant Buddha image made from solid gold and weighing about 5.5 tonnes. The gold was hidden under plaster for centuries until being rediscovered in 1954.
Wat Pathum Khongkha (�Ѵ��������) is an ancient wat, renovated and renamed Wat Sampheng during the King Rama I period.
Wat Chakkrawat (�Ѵ�ѡ���ô��Ҫ������������) or Wat Sam Pluem (�Ѵ��������)
Wat Samphanthawongsaram (�Ѵ����ѹ�ǧ����� �������) or Wat Ko (�Ѵ���), a Dhammayuttika temple. Its name is the origin of the district's name and was Dan Beach Bradley's first residence in Thailand.
Many Chinese temples and shrines are also here, including:
Leng Buai Ia Shrine (��������觺���������), the oldest shrine in the area, about 300 years old, is considered the oldest Teochew shrine in Thailand.
Ah Nia Geng Shrine (��������������) or Chue Pui Nia Nia Shrine (�����ҩ��ͻ����������), a shrine to Kuan Yin.
Guan Yu Shrine (�����Ҿ�͡ǹ��), shrine to Guan Yu and his horse Sek Tao, in Talat Khao.
Thien Fah Foundation (��ŹԸ���¹���), the first foundation registered in Thailand, established to provide health care for the poor. Inside there is a Guan Yin shrine.
Bunyasamakhom Shrine (�������çح��Ҥ�)
Chó-su-kong Shrine (�������ǫ�͡�), a shrine to Qingshui, the oldest Hoklo shrine in Thailand, in Talat Noi, used to organize the largest Chinese vegetarian food festival in the country.
The most famous Chinese temple in the area, Wat Mangkon Kamalawat (�Ѵ�ѧ�á������), popularly known as Wat Leng Noei Yi(�Ѵ���������), lies just outside the Samphanthawong boundary in the neighboring Pom Prap Sattru Phai District.
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Festivals
Several Chinese festivals are held here yearly. Yaowarat Road is often closed to traffic during these periods.
Chinese New Year Festival (�ȡ�ŵ��ɨչ) is the biggest festival with dragon dances, lion dances, and people dressed in red.
Mid-Autumn Festival (�ȡ�������Шѹ���) with shops selling mooncakes.
Chinese Vegetarian Food Festival (�ȡ�šԹ�) (1st to 9th day of 9th lunar month) is a nine-day period when many Chinese practice vegetarianism and dress in white. All over Yaowarat Road, vegetarian food stalls with yellow flags and the Chinese character ? in red can be seen. Some foods look like meat but are made from soybeans. |
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Transportation
MRT Blue Line
BL29 Wat Mangkon
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Food, Taste, Resturant
- Plaeng Nam Road, Yaowarat Road (�����Ҫ)
- Cendol / Lot Chon (�ʹ��ͧ�ԧ����)
- Jing Jing Cafe (���� �ԧ�ԧ)
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CHATA (�е�)
- Lhong Tou Cafe (�ŧ��)
- TaiGuan Cafe (䷧�ǹ ����)
- Je Da Poomadong (��� ����Ҵͧ)
- PA Thong Ko Sowei(��ҹ �ҷ�ͧ������)
- Kuai Chap Uan Photchana (���¨����ǹ�����)
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Shopping, Market, Department Store
- Yaowarat Road (�����Ҫ) |
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Reference Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand |
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